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وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا فِى قَرْيَةٍۢ مِّن نَّبِىٍّ إِلَّآ أَخَذْنَآ أَهْلَهَا بِٱلْبَأْسَآءِ وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَضَّرَّعُونَ
Wa mā 'ar'salnā fī qar'yatin mmin nnabiyyin 'illā 'akhadh'nā 'ah'lahā bil-ba''sā'i wa ḍḍarrā'i laʻallahum' yaḍḍarraʻūna
Whenever We sent a prophet to a town, We took up its people in suffering and adversity, in order that they might learn humility.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Whenever Allah sent a prophet to a town, He tested its people with hardship and difficulty so that they might become humble and turn to Him.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Can hard times bring us closer to Allah?"
AyaaturRahman has a short Al-A'raf clip of Muhammad Al-Luhaidan reciting ayat 94–102. Play it all.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Why did Allah send hardship?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can difficulty soften a heart?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-A'raf is surah 7. Find ayah 94. Hard times can make people humble and remind them to call on Allah. Hardship can be a mercy if it brings us back to Him.
Fact: Find Al-Baqarah 2:155: We will test you with fear, hunger and loss.
Ages 5–8: Hard to humble. Talk about a hard time that made you pray more.
Ages 9–12: Mercy in hardship. Write how hardship can be a mercy.
Finish with: "We will test you with fear and ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will make dua in hard moments."
Action: Make dua in hard moments.
